Re: [Cooker] "hack" menu group

2000-06-10 Thread John Cavan

I agree, it very nicely indicates software that is in development mode
and potentially quite unstable. It has my vote.

John

Chmouel Boudjnah wrote:
> 
> Stefan van der Eijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> [ creating a hack root menu group for hack*applis ]
> > What do you think? Stupid idea, isn't it?
> 
> good idea for me, but flepied is the last voice on this subject.
> 
> --
> MandrakeSoft Inchttp://www.mandrakesoft.com
> Pasadena, CA USA  --Chmouel




Re: [Cooker] "hack" menu group

2000-06-10 Thread Chmouel Boudjnah

Stefan van der Eijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

[ creating a hack root menu group for hack*applis ]
> What do you think? Stupid idea, isn't it?

good idea for me, but flepied is the last voice on this subject.

-- 
MandrakeSoft Inchttp://www.mandrakesoft.com
Pasadena, CA USA  --Chmouel




Re: [Cooker] "hack" menu group

2000-06-10 Thread Rodney Watkins

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From: Civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: June 9, 2000 10:29:48 PM GMT
Subject: Re: [Cooker] "hack" menu group


On Fri, 09 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> Let's make a "hack" menu group. When some package is in development
> (hackgimp, hackmozilla, etc. etc.) we can put those packages in there
> (with the same structure --> hackmozilla = Hack/Networking/WWW ).
>
> The advantage I see is that the menu system is already put into these
> packages, and keeping them seperate from the "official" distro. Also,
> once the package is moved into cooker (the hack disapears), then the
> "hack" is removed from the menu entry.
>
> Disadvantage: poluting the current menu structure?
>
> What do you think? Stupid idea, isn't it?
>
> Stefan


Stefan, no ideas are bad or stupid.  They all make others think and they 
often trigger a "useful chain of thought" when they are not in themselves 
useful.

This one seems interesting and deserving of refinement.  

Civileme


Is it possible to place the directory stucture in as a sub directoro and use it as a 
sub menu?

Jarod1st




Re: [Cooker] "hack" menu group

2000-06-09 Thread Civileme

On Fri, 09 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> Let's make a "hack" menu group. When some package is in development
> (hackgimp, hackmozilla, etc. etc.) we can put those packages in there
> (with the same structure --> hackmozilla = Hack/Networking/WWW ).
>
> The advantage I see is that the menu system is already put into these
> packages, and keeping them seperate from the "official" distro. Also,
> once the package is moved into cooker (the hack disapears), then the
> "hack" is removed from the menu entry.
>
> Disadvantage: poluting the current menu structure?
>
> What do you think? Stupid idea, isn't it?
>
> Stefan


Stefan, no ideas are bad or stupid.  They all make others think and they 
often trigger a "useful chain of thought" when they are not in themselves 
useful.

This one seems interesting and deserving of refinement.  

Civileme